El Libro de Los Nombres de Nino

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Decidir el nombre de un recién nacido no es sólo un acto de amor, sino también una tarea de gran responsabilidad. Este libro ofrece una recopilación actualizada de más de mil nombres masculinos. De cada uno da su significado, su origen, su equivalente en otros idiomas y otras curiosidades. Una útil y amena guía imprescindible para futuros padres y para todos aquellos que desean conocer el significado de los nombres. Libro de regalo.

El Libro De Los Nombres Para Tu Bebe/ the Book of Names for Your Baby (El Mundo Del Nino/Kid's World)

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El Libro De Los Nombres Para Tu Bebe/ the Book of Names for Your Baby (El Mundo Del Nino/Kid's World)
Lisa Shaw
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In this authoritative and beautifully illustrated new account of Napoleon's greatest victory and the campaign that preceded it, Ian Castle sheds new light on the actions of the commanders and questions the assumptions - and explores the myths - that have shaped our understanding of the event ever since. His account follows every twist and turn of a war that was fought out across central Europe two centuries ago. In particular he reconstructs the course of the action in every sector of the Austerlitz battlefield, using French, Austrian and Russian records, and re-evaluates the place of the battle in the history and mythology of the Napoleonic era.

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Short and colorful.......2006-07-30

Castle's Austerlitz is a short, well written primer on the 1805 campaign
apparently (they share the same trademark) replacing Duffy's 1977 account.
I too read it in addition to Goetz's marvelous analysis of the battle and
while they compliment each other, they are incomparable. But for those who
prefer a quick survey full of character and characterization, Castle will be the
ticket. I particularly enjoyed the explanation of the legendary and personality
driven capture of the Tabor bridge. It finally made sense. The alleged escapades
of Schulmeister - which if true didn't affect the military realities of the situation,
Langeron's acidic evaluations of fellow generals, or braggart Thiebault's self-serving
memoirs add more color, along with some doubts. The brevity and style also affect the
some of the battle accounts. At Schoengrabern, "twice the Russians were surrounded but
fought their way out with the bayonet" is the kind of heroic description that raises
eyebrows among the cognoscenti. And some of the traditional interpretation of Allied
ineptitude go unchallenged. For example, Weyrother's complicated approach march, which
in fact served its purpose. The clear account battle of Austerlitz itself, occupies
four chapters, which helps provide the reader with a firm grasp of the structure of
the battle, and the author's correspondence with Goetz ensures it is on firm factual ground.
Unfortunately the 3 battle maps, while well chosen, are too few and vague
to adequately support the text, and a step back from the 6 in Duffy.
This is true in other chapters. The issue of Ansbach neutrality would be better understood
if it appeared on a map, and the battle of Duernstein is pretty incomprehensible without one.
This is a common problem for works of the genre, but in the CAD era I have to downrate it.

The new basic work for the whole campaign.......2006-01-06

It is perhaps inevitable with a major anniversary that several books will appear on the subject with similar titles, which many readers may find a little confusing. In this case, we have Ian's Castle's work and Robert Goetz's "1805: Austerlitz: napoleon and the Destruction of the Third Coalition". Indeed, Amazon have been bundling the two together here, although not for Mr. Goetz's work. I am however in the unusual position of having to start by saying that I helped out with this book, but I did likewise with Goetz's work!
So, how do they differ? Well, this book at 240pp is shorter than Robert Goetz's book and Castle covers the actual battle of Austerlitz in about 60 pages - roughly a third of the space Goetz devotes to it. In a nutshell, castle covers the whole campaign, while Goetz's focus is very much on the battle itself. Consequently, if you are not familiar with the campaign, you should start here - overall, if your cash runs to it, buy both as they compliment each other very well (and the authors themselves worked together on various aspects).
Turning to Castle's book, here we are dealing with what is regarded as Napoleon's military highpoint. However, in the intervening 200 years, this devastating success of 1805 has never been considered in terms of all armies' views of it and, perhaps more importantly, the earlier Ulm campaign. Simply by taking the approach of looking at the whole picture, Castle reveals a more complex story of shifting fortunes than the legendary unstoppable French advance to total victory.
Many readers will be familiar with the author's writing style from his Osprey Campaign books on Austerlitz and the 1809 battles and this book is written in the same easy-to-read style. Supplemented by twelve clear maps, which cover the main lines of the campaign, and a list of the modern names of key locations, the flowing text makes this a pulsating story In short chapters, the background and preparations are laid out, followed by a campaign narrative, which describes the planning and key resulting events, first around Ulm and then on to the battle of Austerlitz. Helpfully, a combination of succinct analysis at important stages, together with descriptions of the key personalities' characteristics, reveals why these events unfolded as they did. Castle also mixes individual accounts with the broader picture and in a novel angle, includes the view from the local populations, put upon by friend and foe alike. Crucially, in these days, when we are much more aware of the importance of intelligence, from the shadows emerges Napoleon's master spy, Schulmeister, whose deceptions turned the Emperor's original plan for a central position between the allied armies into the encirclement of the "unfortunate General Mack" at Ulm.
From there we march to Austerlitz, which again does not quite go as the propaganda would have us believe. Although Castle has just one point of difference with Goetz, his account is rather easier to follow as the action proceeds at a livelier pace and does not get too deep into the detail. The ebb and flow of the battle is easier to see despite it happening in three separate sectors at once. Quite clearly, there are serious problems in the Allied command, but they put up more determined resistance than the myths would have us believe. At the same time, there is a much clearer impression of both French plans and adaptability as the battle proceeded. After the drama of the fighting, there is a concluding piece "The Fate of Empires" - perhaps that should be extended to a "few careers too".
Castle has maintained his usual high standard to create what will replace Duffy's little book as the primer that everyone should read before delving any deeper, but those, who just like well-written succinct history, this is a great read too.

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Steven Laurence Kaplan reconstructs and analyzes the loud and bitter arguments over the meaning of the French Revolution which have consumed French intellectuals in recent years. Kaplan recounts the contemporary debates over the meaning of the Revolution, tracing the impact of the historians' bitter quarrel, from Parisian academic circles to the public arenas of the bicentennial celebration. He considers the roles played in those arguments by three of France's most influential historians: Franois Furet, Pierre Chaunu, and Michel Vovelle.

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The author of the best-selling Wiseguy gives us this true and brilliantly-told story of love, marriage, adultery, murder, revenge, and how it led to the Mafia's finally losing its stranglehold on the Las Vegas casinos.

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With the intensity of a Jacobean tragedy, Casino unfolds its tale of a love triangle between a gambler, his wife, and his henchman amid the glittering, festering Babylon of Las Vegas. The film makes daring use of voice-over and rapidly shifting points of view and time frame, leaving conventional film language far behind.

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Casino: Love and Honor in Las Vegas.......2007-06-06

Book came in the time frame and in the condition specified.

Absolutely Fascinating .......2007-03-08

It has been a long time since I fell on such a good book. Interesting characters intertwine in a decisive decade for Vegas. The story is based on the real life of Frank (Lefty) Rosenthal who left his mark in the gambling industry.

Money, power, greed, lust, and crime with flair intertwine in seventies' Sin City. Pileggi is a natural born story-teller who knows how to make it all work and keep you glued to the book with every turn of the page. The writing is style is spot on. It's so hard to find contemporary literature written with such a simple language, yet capable of conveying an intriguing story.

The fact that I had only seen bits and pieces of the movie, also helped. I could place the faces of De Niro, Joe Pesci, and Sharon Stone behind the characters while still enjoying the novelty of getting acquainted with the story for the real time.

I would recommend this to anybody who is interested in recent history, the mob, and the gambling industry overall.

Great piece on the mob and its Vegas heyday.......2006-05-22

Perhaps a little more well known for "Wiseguys", the book that became the movie "Goodfellas", Nicholas Pileggi is as good as they get when it comes to writing about the Mafia, its people and the drama of living the life. It is unfortunate that he doesn't work very fast - more books would be welcome.
"Casino" is the true story of Vegas in its heyday prior to the mega resort/casinos we see today, like Excalibur, New York New York, The Luxor, etc. Before large corporations turned Las Vegas into a theme park with casinos, the Chicago mob pretty much controlled the then famous casinos of the day, like the Stardust, where the movie "Casino" disguises it with the fictional name of The Tangier. Skimming the profits was the mob's business. Perhaps the greatest handicapper of all time, Frank "Lefty" Rosenthal, ran three major casinos and ran them well. Chicago sent out the legendary Tony Spilotro to keep an eye on "Lefty" and protect him and the moolah. Spilotro, however, had ideas of his own and soon became mired in a horrendous mess, dragging Rosenthal and eventually all the mob controlled casinos to their demise with him. Rosenthal still lives, and even has a web site, but Spilotro at books' end learns the hard way that being insubordinate to the mob and skimming their skim has dire consequences.
Pileggi is a master at showing a picture of the lives of these people, the shady deals, the threats from every corner, from the state, other criminals and the Mob, and how difficult life is for those who choose the gambling scene as a way of life.
It's morbid but fascinating reading. A must for fans of organized crime books.

a great read!!.......2005-07-02

This book is really great.Hate to tell that jackass who wrote the olsen casino review but its a non fiction story and it was written long before the movie came out. Anyone interested in the mob or vegas will love this book!

ODDS ARE YOU'RE GONNA LIKE IT.......2005-05-04

I found this book to be a good read since I like reading about mob history. I always find it interesting to read about the different money making oppurtunities that they create, and in Vegas boy did they find a jackpot! Because I have read other mob books I was familiar with some of the names mentioned in the book and their backgrounds. The movie Casino has been around for 10 yrs. and I refused to watch it until I had read the book, well I rented it as soon as I finised the book and was very pleased with how the movie followed the book. It was good to have all the inside info that the book gave me as watched the movie. If you're into mob stuff I have to believe you will like this book.

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CASINO Love and Honor in Las Vegas
NICHOLAS PILEGGI
Manufacturer: Simon & Schuster
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000HZ7WV8

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CASINO: LOVE AND HONOR IN LAS VEGAS.
Nicholas. Pileggi
Manufacturer: Simon & Schuster,
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Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000O7YV90

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Casino: Love and Honor in Las Vegas
Nicholas Pileggi; Larry Shandling
Manufacturer: Simon & Schuster
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ASIN: B000UIM1XQ

Casino: love and honor in Las Vegas [sound recording]

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Casino: love and honor in Las Vegas [sound recording]
Nicholas Pileggi
Manufacturer: W.W. Norton and Company
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Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000KU8TRQ

CASINO: Love and Honor in Las Vegas, a true story.

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CASINO: Love and Honor in Las Vegas, a true story.
Nicholas Pileffi
Manufacturer: Simon & Schuster
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Binding: Hardcover
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Detailed coverage of the massive concrete towers used as anti-aircraft bastions, some of which still stand today., over 110 b/w photographs, line drawings, 8 1/2" x 11"

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Fair Explanation of the famous Flak Towers used by the Germans in WWII.......2007-10-06

This book provides a fair explanation of the background, use, and effectiveness of what came to be known as the Flak Towers used by the Germans in World War II.

The Flak Towers were massive structures up to 12 stories high built of reinforced concrete whose exterior walls and roofs were up to 10 feet thick. They were designed and built in response to the Allied bombing of Berlin in August 1940. Flak Towers were only built in or around three cities: Berlin, Hamburg, and Vienna. A total of 16 Flak Towers were built. Three sets (6 total) in Berlin, three in Vienna, and two in Hamburg.

The Flak Towers always came in pairs. Although both towers in each pair usually contained a multitude of Flak guns from 20mm to 128mm, one tower (always the taller and larger of the two) was commonly known as the gun tower on which four 128mm Flak cannons were placed on the roof. The second tower of each pair was commonly known as the radio or command tower. The primary function of the command tower was to scout oncoming Allied planes and notify the gun tower of sightlines on the planes. Alhtough not clearly explained in this book, it appears the necessity of a separate radio tower was due to the massive shock waves created by the simultaneous firing of multitudinous 128mm Flak cannon in the gun tower which either interfered with the radio waves themselves used by the radio tower to locate enemy planes or with the ability of personnel to use the radio equipment.

Each pair of towers was also self-contained, with, e.g., their own power and water supply. The towers were used for a multitude of purposes other than defense. For example, each set of towers appears to have had its own hospital. In addition, several sets of towers had specific floors set aside for the storage and preservation of art treasures from German musuems in Berlin and Vienna. Most commonly, the towers served as a refuge for civilians during Allied bombing runs. (Estimates of civilians holed up in a single one of these structures at the end of the war run from 20,000 to 40,000 and it is generally accepted that 20,000 is not an unlikely number.)

The Flak Towers were considered to be both impregnable and indestructible and by and large lived up to their reputation as none of the towers was ever toppled or even heavily damaged during the war despite being repeatedly hit by bombs and heavy artillery. After the war, for reasons that are unexplained, most were destroyed (but only after repeated and extensive demolition) in one fashion or another by the Allied powers in control of that sector of Germany in which they remained and then turned into rubble, which for each tower was a monumental task in itself.

This book is the only one of its kind that I could find in English. For that reason it deserves special merit. Unfortunately, the book suffers in several respects. First, the book was originally written in German and the translation often suffers in clarity (although whether this is due to the original text or the translation is unclear). Second, the text of the book is too choppy as subjects do not appear to be treated comprehensively or in an organized fashion. Third, the book contains a few anecdotes about the Flak Towers (e.g., (1) Hitler's famous call, "Where is Wenck?", originated from the Zoo Flak Tower in Berlin, which contained the last working radio communcations control center in the city in April 1945; (2) although it was claimed dozens of "old master" works from Vienna museums were destroyed by fire in one of the Vienna Flak Towers at the end of the war, many of these works nonetheless appeared on the art market over the years; and (3) apparently German spectators at the site of one of the many attempts to demolish one of the Flak Towers after the war proudly cheered "German made! German made!" when the tower refused to fall) but does not contain any stories per se by Flak Tower survivors (i.e., those that worked, fought, or sought refuge in them). Fourth, much of the information provided is incomplete or contradictory so that the book only provides a very basic or general review of these structures.

That being said (and the author does acknowledge that information on the Flak Towers is woefully incomplete), the book is a fascinating look at this aspect of German defenses in World War II, particularly as it relates to the last days of WWII in Berlin when the Zoo Flak Tower was such a focal point for civilians and soldiers alike but is not likely to be of much interest to anyone other than serious students of the history of German defenses during World War II. (The book includes pictures of actual scale models used in designing the Flak Towers as well as photos of the towers during construction, in use, and after the war, including demolitions.)

A brief pictorial tour of a seldom-seen facet of WW2.......1999-06-29

You will find numerous pictures of Nazi flak towers during the period mentioned in the book's title, but I felt that wartime anecdotes from TurmFlak crews, as well as more technical data, would have enhanced this work. Still, it is a good presentation of defensive works that often go overlooked in World War 2 history.

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Excellent book to buy as a gift

Wow

Excellent info, but it doesn't deliver the "how-to."

We know what we have to do...but help !

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Take It Personally: How to Make Conscious Choices to Change the World
Anita Roddick
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Humanitarian consumers have been outraged to learn of the Gap's sweatshops, the young children who assemble Nike running shoes, and the deplorable demands put on agricultural workers by Starbucks Coffee. This book is a call to action to change business practices that hurt workers, children, animals, and the environment. Anita Roddick, founder of The Body Shop, a phenomenally successful alternative corporation, believes that businesses can be both profitable and ethical. Her 1,700 stores in 47 countries sell environmentally friendly beauty products within a model of personal accountability and social responsibility. Inspiring consumers to think about what they buy and from whom they buy it, this book examines the issues driving globalization and the steps consumers can take to keep destructive elements in check. Contributors include the Dalai Lama, Peter Gabriel, Julia Butterfly Hill, Vandana Shiva, Paul Hawken, and Ralph Nader.

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Excellent book to buy as a gift.......2005-07-22

There were so many great reviews for this book that echoed exactly how I felt about it, but I would like to add that I think that this book would make a great gift. It is a very simple to understand, straight forward book to buy for a friend or family member to heighten their awareness of all of these very important issues. I was so impressed that I watch it in my wish list and buy used copies for friends several times a year.

Wow.......2004-04-21

The title pretty much sums it up. This book was...superb and it doesn't sugarcoat, either. What shocked me most was the chart on page 70 of this book showing minimum wages in other countries (4 cents an hour in Burma!!!!) versus some figures of the head honchos of the corporate world (Walmart's Walton family, according to this, is worth 67.5 billion). It will definitely make you look at the brand names in a different way. I know for sure I will not buy anything from Victoria's secret anymore, nor will I set foot in Walmart anymore unless I'm absolutely desperate for something I don't think I can get anywhere else. So be smart, pick up this book, learn a thing or two, and fight this corporate crap. You'll be much happier you did.

Excellent info, but it doesn't deliver the "how-to.".......2003-02-01

A fascinating, well-made, beautifully-printed gem of a book! Stuffed with color photos, eye-catching graphics, and the kind of quotes and data that makes you think, "Ooh, I gotta paperclip this page!" I'd like to buy a copy for many other people, if I knew they'd read it.

Unfortunately, the only criticism I have is also fairly severe: the sub-title is "How to make conscious choices to change the world." Sorry to say, but the book never really goes very far into that aspect. There's meticulous detail on the nature and origins of globalization, social injustice, environmental crises, and human rights, but actual guidance to make a difference is fairly slim.

That's too bad, too, because the book excels in its ability to outrage the reader and convert you to the agreement that "this stuff really matters! It's more important than I thought!", and yet I find myself dissatisfied with the few suggested answers against the many overpowering wrongs. It's not "an action guide," but rather a fascinating and invaluable textbook.

We know what we have to do...but help !.......2002-05-30

Wonderful book.I strongly agree with the comments from one of the reader regarding information/media activism. We have to move from thinking and talking to real action. As a young activist, I would love to be coached ( like so many others ). We need a system where we could share, get support and empowerment. We learn by action not by information. Sometimes I feel kind of upset, because I feel that people that have the power, network and interest in global issue are doing this for their own ego. Bono from U2 is doing a good effort but why is he not spending his money to help young leaders ? We should invest in those people that will have a tremendous impact localy and abroad. Why not using technology to create a powerful leverage. A place where people like me could get support, coaching in my project ?
It was a great book to read, but I felt more discouraged than emporwered...

Empowerment Plus.......2002-05-23

Congratulations on your fabulous new book. It is a masterpiece!
I applaud this work, its connectedness and passion.
Most of all I admire its courage to say, so clearly, what needs to be said.
It's truth resonates with me.
I noticed with great interest that mentioned (page 140) was the gap between the military budget and the trickle that goes towards preventing wars.
As you probably know, globally, we spend $780 billion every year on the military.

`Transform the Military' suggest that we convert just 1/3 of that amount each year to fix the following problems.

*Eliminate Starvation and Malnutrition *Provide Shelter
*Provide Health Care and AIDS Control *Stabilise Population
*Prevent Soil Erosion *Eliminate Illiteracy
*Provide CleanWater *Clear Land mines
*Disarm Nuclear Weapons
*Address the Refugee Problem
*Support Democracy *Halt Deforestation
*Address Global Warming
*Prevent Acid Rain
*Ozone *Retire Developing Nations debt.
While ever we direct money towards the military we are saying that conflict resolution can only be achieved by military means and we all know that is not the case.

We wish to write war out of future history and we believe that `Transform the Military' is the way to make it reality. We are asking that capital, personnel and expertise as well as 1/3 of the budget be redirected towards human and environmental needs. Anita I am grateful for what you contribute to the world.
Well Done!!!
Yours in Peace
Faith Charity

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Great Book That Demonstrates What we Should NOT Do In Bear Country

my hikes will never be the same.......

A Riveting love story of a man and the bears he adored

"Animal Protection" Gone Awry

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The Grizzly Maze: Timothy Treadwell's Fatal Obsession with Alaskan Bears
Nick Jans
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In the tradition of Jon KrakauerÂ's Into the Wild and Peter JenkinsÂ's Looking for Alaska, a riveting adventure story of one manÂ's passion to understand and protect the grizzly bearÂ—and his last foolhardy, violent encounter with one

Ursus arctos horribilis, commonly known as the grizzly or brown bear, is one of the most feared animals on the planet. As its most outspoken protector, Timothy Treadwell tirelessly sought to overturn the perception of grizzlies as dangerously aggressive. It was therefore a media sensation when in October 2003 Treadwell and his girlfriend were fatally mauled by a bear in AlaskaÂ's Katmai National Park, the first such attack in the park in eighty-five years. The horrifying audiotape of TreadwellÂ's final, frantic screams begged the question: How could this happen?

In The Grizzly Maze, Nick Jans, who for years has written expertly and lyrically about the Alaskan wilderness, ventures to answer this question. Based on exclusive access to the killing site and his own and otherÂ's expert knowledge of Alaskan bears, Jans plots out TreadwellÂ's final expedition and encounter with the grizzly. In doing so, Jans provides a moving and complex portrait of the man known as the Â“Bear Whisperer,Â” whose controversial ideas earned him the scorn of hunters, the adoration of some animal lovers, and the skepticism of naturalists. The Grizzly Maze also offers a definitive, close-up look at bears, bear behavior, and our complicated relationship with them. It promises to be the blockbuster adventure read of the season.

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Great Book That Demonstrates What we Should NOT Do In Bear Country.......2007-03-04

There is no denying that this is an well written book, that does a great job of explaining the events that led up to Timothy Treadwell's death by the animals he loved.

Many people comment on how he lived his life the way he wanted and that alone justifies his actions.

In reality Timothy endangered not only himself but every other person who may have come in contact with these bears. He conditioned them not only to the presence of humans, but he reacted to them in ways that another person may not. In that case the bear could have interpreted the different action as hostile, and we would have had another mauled or dead person. Just like a visitor at Yellowstone who leaves open food contaniers at the campsite teaches bears that humans are a source of food, Timothy took away any natural fear the bears had of humans. That cost him his life.

Bears are wild animals, capable of killing. They should be respected and admired, but anything that conditions bears to the presence of people should be avoided.

This is a great book to try to understand Timothy but it is also a testament that wild, dangerous things need to be respected.

my hikes will never be the same..............2007-02-08

What a great book, informative, intersting and very well written.
Great job Nick!
As an avid hiker (from Juneau) I never even took a stick with me in the past and have seen many bears over the years.
Once I hiked a trail that had not been maintained anymore and ended up in a meadow full of recently used "nests" and plenty of poop.
I turned around and left, but never knew how dangerous this place could have been until I read the book.
I will change my (hiking-)ways for sure!
This book is a must for any outdoor enthusiast in bear country.

A Riveting love story of a man and the bears he adored.......2007-01-30

I loved this book. I am into nature reading and just stumbled across this book. It is a thriller to say the least and I read it in just a couple of days and could not put it down. Now I find myself seeking out everything I can find to read and hear about Timothy Treadwell. The author does a fairly neutral commentary on his story although slightly on the negative side. I have to say I did not come away with anger towards Timothy Treadwell, but a deep admiration of someone who did what he loved and tried to contribute something to the world. The information at the end regarding bear attacks I would think would be invaluable to persons that are wilderness people. It is very detailed and easy to understand. This book was very much an emotional experience for me and I am still grieving for Tim and Amy's deaths even though I never knew them. Even though I have no anger at all towards Tim, I do towards the so called overeducated experts who instead of rejecting Tim could have tried harder (in my opinion) to pull him in and help him. This might could have saved his life if he had gotten more support rather than just snobby rejection. I wish I could have met Timothy Treadwell. Although, I have doubts about his mental stability, he did have passion and that is rare in today's world.

"Animal Protection" Gone Awry.......2007-01-04

I found this book to be a real page-turner. Timothy Treadwell imagined himself to be a protector of bears, when in reality he was a great danger to them. He had access to a great deal of professional help and advice but unfortunately considered himself to be the greatest authority of all. Anyone who has the tiniest inkling to research bears versus human behavior would find out quickly that habituating bears to humans is anathema to both, at the least. View the DVD "Grizzly Man", and read this book to see a disturbed man destroying not only his own life but the life of another, innocent, human and possibly many bears.

Read with Confidence.......2006-09-05

Being a nature photographer but quite unfamiliar with bears, it was with great interest that I read comments in an on-line forum about Grizzly Man, Tim Treadwell, a Californian who went to Alaska for 13 summers to be with the brown bears on the Katmai coast. He raised California and Colorado money to fund these summers with the bears and foxes and subsequent programs for school kids. I had never heard of Timothy Treadwell or Amie H., the person who camped with him part of that final summer in 2003, until reading the threads and digging in to find out more. But the news of their hardships, ambiguous relationships with themselves and the bears, and subsequent shocking deaths as told by Alaskan writer-photographer Nick Jans in "The Grizzly Maze" was hard to put away. The book is a thriller, not only for what we learn about Ursus but that the reader, from a safe distance, can imagine the situation so clearly.

Nick Jans has a way with words. Whether morbid or having to do with human motivation, he cleanly lays out information but then turns around and presents the other sides or another plausible angle. There's all the possibility for a tangled mess in this maze, but the author leads clearly and we follow without getting lost. That's a neat feat. He has the ability to ask the questions we are thinking; yes, every one. Just as we're about to ask the next question, he asks it for us. It's as if Jans can read the reader.

For example, we wonder and he asks, "Why?" Who in their right minds would willingly camp at the crossroads of ancient bear trails, especially at the end of the season when bears were making final attempts to do what bears do, eat and den away in fat oblivion for the winter? On the other hand, given one's choices, who wouldn't exercise absolute ultimate control in their own life, living freely where and when possible, answering to few people until something better comes along? The answers are too complex; it may seem a bit too easy for some to say, "Only a crazy would do something like that."

The book is packed with facts, but beyond that, we watch with fascination as other humans go about picking up the pieces after the attack, literally and figuratively. Nick has the ability to let us see where we're going or why he took us somewhere. He knows some of us are plain stupid around bears but by the end of the book, we're with him for what he has to tell us about bears and those who seek them out. I never distrusted the author's style for leaving me hanging or hitting me over the head, so for those who really want to know all that is known about what went on there, you can read with confidence in "The Grizzly Maze."

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